EP0288021B1 - Verstrecktes mikroporöses Material - Google Patents

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EP0288021B1
EP0288021B1 EP19880106269 EP88106269A EP0288021B1 EP 0288021 B1 EP0288021 B1 EP 0288021B1 EP 19880106269 EP19880106269 EP 19880106269 EP 88106269 A EP88106269 A EP 88106269A EP 0288021 B1 EP0288021 B1 EP 0288021B1
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  • the present invention is directed to a method for producing a microporous material characterized by both a very large proportion of finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler and a very high void content.
  • GB-A-20 83 823 discloses a precursor microporous material which is a blend of a polyolefin such as a polymer of ethylene, propylene or butylene, finely divided silica and a di(C 2-11 ) alkyl phthalate or adipate as plasticizer. A sheet is formed and contacted with water for a time sufficient to render the sheet microporous.
  • a polyolefin such as a polymer of ethylene, propylene or butylene
  • finely divided silica finely divided silica and a di(C 2-11 ) alkyl phthalate or adipate as plasticizer.
  • a microporous membrane is known of ultrahigh molecular weight polypropylene with a void ratio of from 30 to 90 percent produced by forming a gel sheet from a solution of the polypropylene, removing a portion of the solvent, heating and stretching the sheet and removing the residual solvent.
  • the microporous material is in the form of a thin sheet, film, or tube having a thickness across the microporous material in the range of from 0.03 to 0.25 millimeter, and in this form it exhibits high degrees of suppleness and softness to the touch which are surprisingly and wholly unexpected in view of the very large amount of inorganic filler present. It has the capacity to pass water vapor while resisting the transmission of liquid water and aqueous solutions, and hence it is suitable for use in, for example, breathable water proof garments, gloves, shoes, tents, and absorptive products such as wipers, diapers, incontinence devices, sanitary napkins and the like, where such properties are desirable.
  • the microporous material Even when the thickness of the microporous material is substantially greater than 0.25 millimeter, it has utility as a filter medium, substrate for protein immobilization, substrate for the slow release of medicaments or perfumes, and a multitude of other uses. In the thin form it is an especially useful material from which the petals of artificial flowers may be made. Such petals may optionally contain perfume and/or colorant when desired.
  • the microporous material may be in a wide variety of other forms, including, by way of illustration, continuous fibers, non-continuous fibers, hollow fibers, and woven and non-woven fibrous mats.
  • This object is attained by a method for producing a microporous material by
  • the mixtrue is extruded to a continuous sheet and calendered to form a continuous sheet of lesser thickness than the sheet existing from the extrusion die.
  • the stretching both increases the void volume of the material and induces regions of molecular orientation in the ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polyolefin.
  • UHMW ultrahigh molecular weight
  • the properties of the UHMW polyolefin, the regions of molecular orientation, the high levels of filler loading, and the high degrees of porosity cooperate to provide many of the desirable properties characteristic of the microporous material of the invention.
  • the microporous material is non-isotropic, that is, the pore or microvoid shapes and distributions of pore or microvoid sizes are not the same in planes perpendicular to the surface as in planes parallel to the surface.
  • UHMW polyolefin is not a thermoset polymer having an infinite molecular weight, it is technically classified as a thermoplastic. However, because the molecules are essentially very long chains, UHMW polyolefin, and especially UHMW polyethylene, softens when heated but does not flow as a molten liquid in a normal thermoplastic manner. The very long chains and the peculiar properties they provide to UHMW polyolefin are believed to contribute in large measure to the desirable properties of the microporous material.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of the UHMW polyethylene is at least 18 deciliters/gram. In many cases the intrinsic viscosity is at least 19 deciliters/gram. Although there is no particular restriction on the upper limit of the intrinsic viscosity, the intrinsic viscosity is frequently in the range of from 18 to 39 deciliters/gram. An intrinsic viscosity in the range of from 18 to 32 deciliters/gram is preferred.
  • the intrinsic viscosity of the UHMW polypropylene is at least 6 deciliters/gram. In many cases the intrinsic viscosity is at least 7 deciliters/gram. Although there is no particular restriction on the upper limit of the intrinsic viscosity, the intrinsic viscosity is often in the range of from 6 to 18 deciliters/gram. An intrinsic viscosity in the range of from 7 to 16 deciliters/gram is preferred.
  • intrinsic viscosity is determined by extrapolating to zero concentration the reduced viscosities or the inherent viscosities of several dilute solutions of the UHMW polyolefin where the solvent is freshly distilled decahydronaphthalene to which 0.2 percent by weight, 3,5-di- tert -butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamic acid, neopentanetetrayl ester [CAS Registry No. 6683-19-8] has been added.
  • the reduced viscosities or the inherent viscosities of the UHMW polyolefin are ascertained from relative viscosities obtained at 135°C. using an Ubbelohde No. 1 viscometer in accordance with the general procedures of ASTM D 4020-81, except that several dilute solutions of differing concentration are employed.
  • the essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polypropylene is most frequently essentially linear ultrahigh molecular weight isotactic polypropylene. Often the degree of isotacticity of such polymer is at least 95 percent, while preferably it is at least 98 percent.
  • Sufficient UHMW polyolefin should be present in the matrix to provide its properties to the microporous material.
  • Other thermoplastic organic polymer may also be present in the matrix so long as its presence does not materially affect the properties of the microporous material in an adverse manner.
  • the amount of the other thermoplastic polymer which may be present depends upon the nature of such polymer. In general, a greater amount of other thermoplastic organic polymer may be used if the molecular structure contains little branching, few long sidechains, and few bulky side groups, than when there is a large amount of branching, many long sidechains, or many bulky side groups.
  • thermoplastic organic polymers which may optionally be present are low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), polypropylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene, copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid, and copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic acid.
  • all or a portion of the carboxyl groups of carboxyl-containing copolymers may be neutralized with sodium, zinc or the like. It is our experience that usually at least about 70 percent UHMW polyolefin, based on the weight of the matrix, will provide the desired properties to the microporous material. In most cases, however, it is preferred that the other thermoplastic organic polymer be substantially absent.
  • the finely divided substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler used in the present invention is particulate.
  • the filler may be in the form of ultimate particles, aggregates of ultimate particles, or a combination of both.
  • at least about 90 percent by weight of the filler used in preparing the microporous material has gross particle sizes in the range of from 5 to 40 micrometers as determined by use of a Model TAII Coulter counter (Coulter Electronics, Inc.) according to ASTM C 690-80 but modified by stirring the filler for 10 minutes in Isoton® II electrolyte (Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.) using a four-blade, 4.445 centimeter diameter propeller stirrer.
  • At least about 90 percent by weight of the filler has gross particle sizes in the range of from 10 to 30 micrometers. It is expected that the sizes of filler agglomerates will be reduced during processing of the ingredients to prepare the microporous material. Accordingly, the distribution of gross particle sizes in the microporous material may be smaller than in the raw filler itself.
  • siliceous fillers examples include silica, mica, montmorillonite, kaolinite, asbestos, talc, diatomaceous earth, vermiculite, natural and synthetic zeolites, cement, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, sodium aluminum silicate, aluminum polysilicate, alumina silica gels, and glass particles.
  • siliceous fillers other finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble fillers may also be employed.
  • optional fillers include carbon black, charcoal, graphite, titanium oxide, iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, antimony oxide, zirconia, mangnesia, alumina, molybdenum disulfide, zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, calcium carbonate, and magnesium carbonate.
  • Silica and the clays are the preferred siliceous fillers. Of the silicas, precipitated silica, silica gel, or fumed silica is most often used.
  • the particularly preferred finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler is precipitated silica.
  • both are silicas, it is important to distinguish precipitated silica from silica gel inasmuch as these different materials have different properties.
  • Reference in this regard is made to R. K. Iler, The Chemistry of Silica , John Wiley & Sons, New York (1979), Library of Congress Catalog No. QD 181.S6144. Note especially pages 15-29, 172-176, 218-233, 364-365, 462-465, 554-564, and 578-579.
  • Silica gel is usually produced commercially at low pH by acidifying an aqueous solution of a soluble metal silicate, typically sodium silicate, with acid.
  • the acid employed is generally a strong mineral acid such as sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid although carbon dioxide is sometimes used.
  • the gel phase does not settle out, that is to say, it does not precipitate.
  • Silica gel then, may be described as a nonprecipitated, coherent, rigid, three-dimensional network of contiguous particles of colloidal amorphous silica.
  • the state of subdivision ranges from large, solid masses to submicroscopic particles, and the degree of hydration from almost anhydrous silica to soft gelatinous masses containing on the order of 100 parts of water per part of silica by weight, although the highly hydrated forms are only rarely used in the present invention.
  • Precipitated silica is usually produced commercially by combining an aqueous solution of a soluble metal silicate, ordinarily alkali metal silicate such as sodium silicate, and an acid so that colloidal particles will grow in weakly alkaline solution and be coagulated by the alkali metal ions of the resulting soluble alkali metal salt.
  • a soluble metal silicate ordinarily alkali metal silicate such as sodium silicate
  • an acid so that colloidal particles will grow in weakly alkaline solution and be coagulated by the alkali metal ions of the resulting soluble alkali metal salt.
  • Various acids may be used, including the mineral acids, but the preferred acid is carbon dioxide.
  • silica is not precipitated from solution at any pH.
  • the coagulant used to effect precipitation may be the soluble alkali metal salt produced during formation of the colloidal silica particles, it may be added electrolyte such as a soluble inorganic or organic salt, or it may be a combination of both.
  • Precipitated silica may be described as precipitated aggregates of ultimate particles of colloidal amorphous silica that have not at any point existed as macroscopic gel during the preparation.
  • the sizes of the aggregates and the degree of hydration may vary widely.
  • Precipitated silica powders differ from silica gels that have been pulverized in ordinarily having a more open structure, that is, a higher specific pore volume.
  • the specific surface area of precipitated silica as measured by the Brunauer, Emmett, Teller (BET) method using nitrogen as the adsorbate, is often lower than that of silica gel.
  • precipitated silicas may be employed in the present invention, but the preferred precipitated silicas are those obtained by precipitation from an aqueous solution of sodium silicate using a suitable acid such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, or carbon dioxide.
  • a suitable acid such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, or carbon dioxide.
  • Such precipitated silicas are themselves known and processes for producing them are described in detail in US-A-2,940,830 and in DE-A-35 45 615, including especially the processes for making precipitated silicas and the properties of the products.
  • the average ultimate particle size (irrespective of whether or not the ultimate particles are agglomerated) is less than 0.1 micrometer as determined by transmission electron microscopy. Often the average ultimate particle size is less than 0.05 micrometer. Preferably the average ultimate particle size of the precipitated silica is less than 0.03 micrometer.
  • the finely divided particulate substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler constitute from 50 to 90 percent by weight of the microporous material. Frequently such filler constitutes from 50 percent to 85 percent by weight of the microporous material. From 60 percent to 80 percent by weight is preferred.
  • microporous material in small amounts, usually less than about 15 percent by weight. Examples of such materials include antioxidants, ultraviolet light absorbers, flame retardants, reinforcing fibers such as chopped glass fiber strand, dyes, pigments, and the like.
  • pores constitute more than 80 percent by volume of the microporous material. In many instances the pores constitute at least 85 percent by volume of the microporous material. Often the pores constitute from more than 80 percent to 95 percent by volume of the microporous material. From 85 percent to 95 percent by volume is preferred.
  • the volume of the solid portion of the sample is determined using a Quantachrome stereopycnometer (Quantachrome Corp.) in accordance with the accompanying operating manual.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the microporous sheet is determined by mercury porosimetry using an Autoscan mercury porosimeter (Quantachrome Corp.) in accordance with the accompanying operating manual.
  • the volume average pore radius for a single scan is automatically determined by the porosimeter.
  • a scan is made in the high pressure range (from 138 kilopascals absolute to 227 megapascals absolute). If about 2 percent or less of the total intruded volume occurs at the low end (from 138 to 250 kilopascals absolute) of the high pressure range, the volume average pore diameter is taken as twice the volume average pore radius determined by the porosimeter.
  • volume average pore diameter is calculated according to the equation: where d is the volume average pore diameter, v1 is the total volume of mercury intruded in the high pressure range, v2 is the total volume of mercury intruded in the low pressure range, r1 is the volume average pore radius determined from the high pressure scan, r2 is the volume average pore radius determined from the low pressure scan, w1 is the weight of the sample subjected to the high pressure scan, and w2 is the weight of the sample subjected to the low pressure scan.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores is in the range of from 0.6 to 50 micrometers. Very often the volume average diameter of the pores is in the range of from 1 to 40 micrometers. From 2 to 30 micrometers is preferred.
  • the maximum pore radius detected is sometimes noted. This is taken from the low pressure range scan if run; otherwise it is taken from the high pressure range scan.
  • the maximum pore diameter is twice the maximum pore radius.
  • the microporous sheet of the invention may be produced by stretching precursor microporous material according to the method of the invention.
  • the precursor microporous material may be produced according to the general principles and procedures of US-A-3,351,495, including especially the processes for making microporous materials and the properties of the products.
  • filler, thermoplastic organic polymer powder, processing plasticizer and minor amounts of lubricant and antioxidant are mixed until a substantially uniform mixture is obtained.
  • the weight ratio of filler to polymer powder employed in forming the mixture is essentially the same as that of the precursor microporous material and that of the stretched microporous material to be produced.
  • the mixture, together with additional processing plasticizer, is introduced to the heated barrel of a screw extruder. Attached to the extruder is a sheeting die. A continuous sheet formed by the die is forwarded without drawing to a pair of heated calender rolls acting cooperatively to form continuous sheet of lesser thickness than the continuous sheet exiting from the die.
  • the continuous sheet from the calender then passes to a first extraction zone where the processing plasticizer is substantially removed by extraction with an organic liquid which is a good solvent for the processing plasticizer, a poor solvent for the organic polymer, and more volatile than the processing plasticizer.
  • both the processing plasticizer and the organic extraction liquid are substantially immiscible with water.
  • the continuous sheet then passes to a second extraction zone where the residual organic extraction liquid is substantially removed by steam and/or water.
  • the continuous sheet is then passed through a forced air dryer for substantial removal of residual water and remaining residual organic extraction liquid. From the dryer the continuous sheet, which is precursor microporous material, is passed to a take-up roll.
  • the processing plasticizer has little solvating effect on the thermoplastic organic polymer at 60°C, only a moderate solvating effect at elevated temperatures on the order of about 100°C, and a significant solvating effect at elevated temperatures on the order of about 200°C.
  • It is a liquid at room temperature and usually it is processing oil such as paraffinic oil, naphthenic oil, or an aromatic oil.
  • processing oils include those meeting the requirements of ASTM D 2226-82, Types 103 and 104. Preferred are those oils which have a pour point of less than 22°C according to ASTM D 97-66 (reapproved 1978). Particularly preferred are oils having a pour point of less than 10°C.
  • suitable oils include Shellflex® 412 and Shellflex® 371 oil (Shell Oil Co.) which are solvent refined and hydrotreated oils derived from naphthenic crude. It is expected that other materials, including the phthalate ester plasticizers such as dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, and ditridecyl phthalate, will function satisfactorily as processing plasticizers.
  • phthalate ester plasticizers such as dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate, and ditridecyl phthalate
  • organic extraction liquids there are many organic extraction liquids that can be used.
  • suitable organic extraction liquids include 1,1,2-trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, methylene chloride, chloroform, isopropyl alcohol, diethyl ether and acetone.
  • the substantially water-insoluble filler carries much of the processing plasticizer.
  • the capacity of the filler particles to absorb and hold the processing plasticizer is a function of the surface area of the filler. It is therefore preferred that the filler have a high surface area.
  • High surface area fillers are materials of very small particle size, materials having a high degree of porosity or materials exhibiting both characteristics.
  • the surface area of the filler itself is in the range of from 20 to 400 square meters per gram as determined by the Brunauer, Emmett, Teller (BET) method according to ASTM C 819-77 using nitrogen as the adsorbate but modified by outgassing the system and the sample for one hour at 130°C.
  • BET Brunauer, Emmett, Teller
  • the surface area is in the range of from 25 to 350 square meters per gram.
  • the substantially water-insoluble filler be substantially insoluble in the processing plasticizer and substantially insoluble in the organic extraction liquid when precursor microporous material is produced by the above process.
  • the precursor microporous material comprises finely divided substantially water-insoluble siliceous filler, thermoplastic organic polymer which consists essentially of the UHMW polyolefin, and optional materials in essentially the same weight proportions as those discussed above in respect of the stretched sheet.
  • the residual processing plasticizer content is usually less than 5 percent by weight of the precursor microporous sheet and this may be reduced even further by additional extractions using the same or a different organic extraction liquid.
  • Pores constitute from 35 to 80 percent by volume of the precursor microporous material. In many cases the pores constitute from 60 to 75 percent by volume of the precursor microporous material.
  • the porosity of the precursor microporous material expressed as percent by volume, is determined by the same procedure described above in respect of the stretched microporous material. In all cases, the porosity of the microporous material is, unless impregnated after stretching, greater than that of the precursor microporous material.
  • the volume average diameter of the pores of the precursor microporous material as determined by the mercury porosimetry method previously described in respect of the stretched microporous material is usually in the range of from 0.02 to 0.5 micrometers. Frequently the average diameter of the pores is in the range of from 0.04 to 0.3 micrometers. From 0.05 to 0.25 micrometers is preferred.
  • the microporous material is produced by stretching the precursor microporous material in at least one stretching direction to a stretch ratio of at least 1.5.
  • the stretch ratio is at least 1.7.
  • the stretch ratio is at least 2.
  • the stretch ratio is in the range of from 1.5 to 15.
  • the stretch ratio is in the range of from 1.7 to 10.
  • the stretch ratio is in the range of from 2 to 6.
  • the temperatures at which stretching is accomplished may vary widely. In most cases, the stretching temperatures are in the range of from 20°C to 450°C. Often such temperatures are in the range of from 50°C to 400°C. From 100°C to 375°C is preferred.
  • Stretching may be accomplished in a single step or a plurality of steps as desired.
  • the stretching may be accomplished by a single stretching step or a sequence of stretching steps until the desired final stretch ratio is attained.
  • the stretching can be conducted by a single biaxial stretching step or a sequence of biaxial stretching steps until the desired final stretch ratios are attained.
  • Biaxial stretching may also be accomplished by a sequence of one or more uniaxial stretching steps in one direction and one or more uniaxial stretching steps in another direction.
  • Biaxial stretching steps where the precursor microporous material is stretched simultaneously in two directions and uniaxial stretching steps may be conducted in sequence in any order. Stretching in more than two directions is within contemplation. It may be seen that the various permutations of steps are quite numerous. Other steps, such as cooling, heating, sintering, annealing, reeling, unreeling, and the like, may optionally be included in the overall process as desired.
  • Uniaxial stretching is usually accomplished by stretching between two rollers wherein the second or downstream roller rotates at a greater peripheral speed than the first or upstream roller. Uniaxial stretching can also be accomplished on a standard tentering machine. Biaxial stretching may be accomplished by simultaneously stretching in two different directions on a tentering machine. More commonly, however, biaxial stretching is accomplished by first uniaxially stretching between two differentially rotating rollers as described above, followed by either uniaxially stretching in a different direction using a tenter machine or by biaxially stretching using a tenter machine. The most common type of biaxial stretching is where the two stretching directions are approximately at right angles to each other. In most cases where continuous sheet is being stretched, one stretching direction is at least approximately parallel to the long axis of the sheet (machine direction) and the other stretching direction is at least approximately perpendicular to the machine direction and is in the plane of the sheet (transverse direction).
  • the microporous material may optionally be sintered, annealed, heat set and/or otherwise heat treated. During these optional steps, the stretched microporous material is usually held under tension so that it will not markedly shrink at the elevated temperatures employed, although some relaxation amounting to a small fraction of the maximum stretch ratio is frequently permitted.
  • tension is released from the stretched microporous material after the microporous material has been brought to a temperature at which, except for a small amount of elastic recovery amounting to a small fraction of the stretch ratio, it is essentially dimensionally stable in the absence of tension. Elastic recovery under these conditions usually does not amount to more than 10 percent of the stretch ratio.
  • the stretched microporous material may then be further processed as desired.
  • further processing steps include reeling, cutting, stacking, treatment to remove residual processing plasticizer or extraction solvent, impregnation with various materials, fabrication into shapes for various end uses, and lamination to one of more backings of reinforcing fibers such as woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, or mats.
  • the preferred reinforcing fibers are glass fibers, particularly in the form of glass fiber cloth or glass fiber mat.
  • Processing oil was used as the processing plasticizer.
  • Silica, polymer, lubricant and antioxidant in the amounts specified in Table I were placed in a high intensity mixer and mixed at high speed for 30 seconds to thoroughly blend the dry ingredients.
  • the processing oil needed to formulate the batch was pumped into the mixer over a period of 2-3 minutes with low speed agitation. After the completion of the processing oil addition a 2 minute low speed mix period was used to distribute the processing oil uniformly throughout the mixture.
  • Example 1 2 3
  • Ingredient UHMWPE (1), kg 5.67 9.98 4.25 Polypropylene (2), kg 0 0 1.42 Silica (3), kg 19.96 19.96 19.96 Lubricants (4), g 100 100 100 100 100 Antioxidant (5), g 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Processing Oil (6), kg in Batch 31.21 31.21 31.21 at Extruder 13.61 41.59 30.39
  • UHMWPE Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene, Himont® 1900, Himont, U.S.A., Inc. (2) Profax® 6801, Himont U.S.A., Inc. (3) HiSil® SBG, PPG Industries, Inc. (4) Petrac® CZ81, Desoto, Inc., Chemical Speciality Division (5) Irganox® B-215, Ciba-Geigy Corp. (6) Shellflex® 412, Shell Chemical Co.
  • the batch was then conveyed to a ribbon blender where it was mixed with up to two additional batches of the same composition.
  • Material was fed from the ribbon blender to a twin screw extruder by a variable rate screw feeder. Additional processing oil was added via a metering pump into the feed throat of the extruder.
  • the extruder mixed and melted the formulation and extruded it through a 76.2 centimeter x 0.3175 centimeter slot die.
  • the extruded sheet was then calendered.
  • the hot, calendered sheet was then passed around a chill roll to cool the sheet. The rough edges of the cooled calendered sheet were trimmed by rotary knives to the desired width.
  • the oil filled sheet was conveyed to the extractor unit where it was contacted by both liquid and vaporized 1,1,2-trichloroethylene (TCE).
  • TCE 1,1,2-trichloroethylene
  • the sheet was transported over a series of rollers in a serpentine fashion to provide multiple, sequential vapor/liquid/vapor contacts.
  • the extraction liquid in the sump was maintained at a temperature of 65-88°C.
  • Overflow from the sump of the TCE extractor was returned to a still which recovered the TCE and the processing oil for reuse in the process.
  • the bulk of the TCE was extracted from the sheet by steam as the sheet was passed through a second extractor unit.
  • a description of these types of extractors may be found in EP-A-191 615, including especially the structures of the devices and their modes of operation.
  • the sheet was dried by radiant heat and convective air flow. The dried sheet was wound on cores to provide roll stock for further processing.
  • Table II identifies the properties with the methods used for their determination.
  • the various ASTM and TAPPI test methods and Method 502 C are referenced in Table II.
  • the results of physical testing of the three precursor microporous sheets are shown in Table III.
  • the precursor materials produced in Examples 1-3 were unwound from cores and biaxially stretched by first uniaxially stretching in the machine direction using a single stage roll-to-roll machine direction stretching (MDS) unit and then essentially uniaxially stretching in the transverse direction using a moving clip tenter frame as a transverse direction stretching (TDS) unit.
  • MDS machine direction stretching
  • TDS transverse direction stretching
  • a preheat roll was employed with the MDS unit to heat the sheet prior to stretching.
  • the sheet was heated by infrared radiant heaters and the temperature was controlled in banks to provide a temperature profile along the length of the sheet and substantially constant film temperature across the sheet at any point.
  • the MDS stretch ratio was varied by controlling the relative peripheral speeds of the feed rolls and the takeoff rolls of the MDS unit.
  • the chain track positions in the tenter frame were set to achieve the desired stretch ratio and then to essentially maintain that stretch ratio during sintering.
  • the settings of one of the last four vertical columns in Table IV were employed.
  • the correct column may be ascertained by matching up the TD stretch ratio of the example with the final stretch ratio of the column.
  • the precursor sheet stock of Examples 1-3 was fed over the preheat roll of the MDS unit which was heated to the temperature indicated in Tables V-VII.
  • the sheet was then stretched to the indicated stretch ratio by maintaining the relative peripheral speeds of the second and first stretch rolls at essentially the same ratio as the stretch ratio.
  • the line speed given in Tables V-VII is the output speed of the MDS unit and the machine direction speed of the TDS unit.
  • the linear feed rate from the roll stock of precursor microporous material to the MDS unit was set at a value given by the line speed divided by the MDS stretch ratio. Thus, with a line speed of 24 m/min and a MDS stretch ratio of 2, the linear feed rate from the roll stock to the MDS unit would be 12 m/min.
  • Tables V-VII The properties of several representative examples of biaxially stretched sheets are given in Tables V-VII.
  • the biaxially stretched microporous sheet of Example 10 was examined by scanning electron microscopy at a magnification of 430X.
  • a section taken in a plane perpendicular to the sheet surface (viz., looking into the thickness) and along the machine direction showed substantial pore elongation.
  • a section taken in a plane perpendicular to the sheet surface and along the transverse direction showed pore elongation which was not as pronounced as along the machine direction.
  • a view of the sheet surface (not sectioned) showed that large void structures were not as numerous as in views of either of the sections looking into the thickness.
  • the biaxially stretched microporous sheet of Example 18 was examined by scanning electron microscopy at a magnification of 430X.
  • a section taken in a plane perpendicular to the sheet surface (viz., looking into the thickness) and along the machine direction showed substantial pore elongation.
  • a section taken in a plane perpendicular to the sheet surface and along the transverse direction showed pore elongation which was not as pronounced as along the machine direction.
  • a view of the sheet surface (not sectioned) showed that large void structures were not as numerous as in views of either of the sections looking into the thickness.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines mikroporösen Materials durch
    (a) Ausbilden einer Folie aus einer Mischung enthaltend
    (i) im wesentlichen lineares Polyethylen mit ultrahohem Molekulargewicht und mit einer inneren Viskosität von mindestens 18 Deciliter/Gramm, oder im wesentlichen lineares Polypropylen mit ultrahohem Molekulargewicht und einer inneren Viskosität von mindestens 6 Deciliter/Gramm, oder einer Mischung derselben,
    (ii) feinteiligen teilchenförmigen, im wesentlichen wasserunlöslichen Silicatfüllstoff, wobei das Gewichtsverhältnis des Füllstoffes zu Polymer im Bereich von 1:1 bis 9:1 liegt, und
    (iii) Verarbeitungsweichmacher, der bei Raumtemperatur flüssig ist und das Polymer wenig anlöst,
    (b) Entfernen des Verarbeitungsweichmachers aus der Folie, so daß ein Vorläufer des mikroporösen Materials erhalten wird, mit
    (1) einer Matrix, die im wesentlichen aus dem Polyolefin mit ultrahochem Molekulargewicht besteht,
    (2) feinteiligem teilchenförmigen, im wesentlichen wasserunlöslichen Silikatfüllstoff, der in der Matrix verteilt ist, wobei der Füllstoff von 50 Gew% bis 90 Gew% des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials ausmacht, und
    (3) einem Netzwerk von untereinander verbundenen Poren, die durch den Vorläufer des mikroporösen Materials kommunizieren, wobei die Poren von 35 Vol% bis 80 Vol% des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials ausmachen,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    (c) Recken des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials in mindestens einer Reckrichtung bis zu einem Streckverhältnis von mindestens 1,5, um ein bei Raumtemperatur dimensionsstabiles gerecktes mikroporöses Material auszubilden, das Bereiche von durch Recken erzeugten molekularausgerichtetem Polyolefin mit utrahohem Molekulargewicht enthält, wobei das Netzwerk von untereinander verbundenen Poren, die durch das gereckte mikroporöse Material kommunizieren, mehr als 80 Vol% des gereckten mikroporösen Materials ausmacht.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Extrudieren der Mischung zu einer endlosen Folie, Kalandrieren der Folie, um eine endlose Folie von geringerer Dicke auszubilden, als die aus der Extrusionsdüse austretende Folie.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    (i) im wesentlichen Entfernen des Verarbeitungsweichmachers durch Extraktion mit einer organischen Flüssigkeit, die ein gutes Lösemittel für den Verarbeitungsweichmacher und ein schlechtes Lösemittel für das Polymer und stärker flüchtig als der Verarbeitungsweichmacher ist,
    (ii) im wesentlichen Entfernen der organischen Extraktionsflüssigkeit durch Dampf und/oder Wasser, und
    (iii) Trocknen des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials vor dem Recken, um das restliche Wasser und den verbliebenen Rest der organischen Extraktionsflüssigkeit zu entfernen.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Verwenden eines Polyethylens mit ultrahohem Molekulargewicht, das eine innere Viskosität im Bereich von 18 - 39 Deciliter/Gramm aufweist.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß der Füllstoff von 50 Gew% bis 85 Gew% des mikroporösen Materials ausmacht.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Verwenden von Siliziumdioxid als Füllstoff.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß der Füllstoff gefälltes Siliziumdioxid ist.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß das gefällte Siliziumdioxid eine mittlere Höchstteilchengröße von kleiner als 0,1 µm aufweist.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß der Volumendurchmesser der Poren des gereckten mikroporösen Materials, bestimmt durch Quecksilberporosimetrie, im Bereich von 0,6 bis 50 µm liegt.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß die Poren des gereckten mikroporösen Materials von 85 Vol% bis 95 Vol% des gereckten mikroporösen Materials ausmachen.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Recken des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials in einer Richtung.
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Recken des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials in mindestens zwei unterschiedlichen Richtungen.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    Recken des Vorläufers des mikroporösen Materials bis zu einem Streckverhältnis von mindestens 1,5 in jeder der 2 unterschiedlichen Richtungen.
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